Palestinians hold mass wedding in Jericho(9 images)

Photos from a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill

Palestinian brides wear traditional dresses as they wait to get married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian brides and grooms getting married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) greets a bride and groom during a mass wedding of 250 couples, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

A Palestinian bride and groom walk before getting married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian brides wear traditional dresses as they wait to get married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian brides wear traditional dresses behind a fence as they wait to get married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian brides and grooms walk in a procession before getting married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

Palestinian brides and grooms walk in a procession before getting married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo

A Palestinian bride and groom wait to get married in a mass wedding of 250 couples, in the presence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Jericho, West Bank, January 28, 2014. UPI/Debbie Hill | License Photo